Jewel

2h 2001

Brief Synopsis

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In rural 1945 Mississippi, Jewel Hilburn and her husband Leston have four healthy children. At the age of 40, Jewel gives birth to Brenda Kay, a fifth child with Down's Syndrome. Desperately wanting the child to beat the odds, Jewel focuses her undivided attention and love upon the child and, as a r

Cast & Crew

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Paul Shapiro

Director

Farrah Fawcett

Jewel Hilburn

Cicely Tyson

Cathedral

Patrick Bergin

Leston

Robin Dunne

Wilma--Young Adult

Peter Donaldson

Nathan

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Alliance Atlantis Television Productions; CBS Entertainment; Medallion Pfa; Ps Production Services; Sony Music Studios, London; Toybox; Whitfield Street Studios
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Synopsis

In rural 1945 Mississippi, Jewel Hilburn and her husband Leston have four healthy children. At the age of 40, Jewel gives birth to Brenda Kay, a fifth child with Down's Syndrome. Desperately wanting the child to beat the odds, Jewel focuses her undivided attention and love upon the child and, as a result, begins to virtually ignore the rest of her family. Several years later, the ever-hopeful Jewel even chooses to uproot the family -- to enroll Brenda Kay at a special school in California that has allegedly raised the IQs of "mentally retarded" children. After 10 years at the school, however, it becomes painfully clear that the now 18-year-old Brenda Kay will never surpass the mental age of 6. Yet, by continuing to baby her, Jewel inadvertently makes the girl more dependent on her than necessary. Ultimately, the needs of Jewel's other children and her young grandchildren force her to reevaluate what is best for Brenda Kay, herself and her entire family.

Director

Paul Shapiro

Director

Cast

Farrah Fawcett

Jewel Hilburn

Cicely Tyson

Cathedral

Patrick Bergin

Leston

Robin Dunne

Wilma--Young Adult

Peter Donaldson

Nathan

Laura Mercer

Brenda Kay--Adolescent

Ashley Wolfe

Brenda Kay--Age 16

Sonya Kerr

Brenda Kay--Age 4

Alexis Vandermaelen

Annie--Age 3-4

Kelly Harms

Burton--Young Adult

Ron Payne

Dr Basket

Kristin Booth

Annie--Age 19

Natalie Radford

Raylene--Adult

Rachel Skarsten

Raylene--Age 14-15

Kyle Fairlie

Burton--Age 11-12

Max Morrow

Wilma--Age 10-11

Charlotte Arnold

Annie--Age 7-11

Ardon Bess

Nelson

Gema Zamprogna

Sarah

Dallas Goyo

Matthew

Isabella Fink

Elaine

Toby Proctor

Gene

Lynne Griffin

Nancy Tindle

Shawn Lawrence

Larry Tindle

Geoffrey Bowes

Dr Beaudry

Dylan Harman

Dennis--Age 7

Kenny Freeman

Dennis--Age 15

Nola Augustson

Mrs Hamby

Kim Roberts

May

Jayne Bickmore

Rachel

Stacia Langdon

Olivia

Lori Cooke

Sammy

Sean Bell

Gower Cross

Simon Richards

House Buyer

Crew

Barbara Abseck

Publicity

Grimur Ardal

Script Supervisor

Bela Bajaria

Executive In Charge

Andrea Ballas

Publicity

Terry Banting

Gaffer

Pix Black

Assistant Director

Fred Brennan

Sound Editor

Brian T Cann

Transportation Coordinator

Stephan Carrier

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Chris Chrisafis

Co-Producer

Jon Comerford

Casting

Michelle Cooke

Adr Editor

Susan Cooper

Co-Executive Producer

Susan Cooper

Screenwriter

Kay Denver

Additional Casting

Debi Drennan

Makeup Artist

David Ferguson

Art Director

Jeff Fruitman

Set Decorator

Jonathan Goldsmith

Music

Terry Gould

Producer

Neil Grieve

Editor

Tony Guerin

Camera Operator

Paul A. Kaufman

Executive Producer

Machi Kulpa

Dolly Grip

Guy Lalande

Production Designer

Linda Lockett

Production Coordinator

Bret Lott

Source Material (From Novel: "Jewel")

Helene Lynn-nash

Co-Executive Producer

Dave Mcnicoll

Best Boy

Antoinette Messam

Costume Designer

Mela Murphy

Hair

Mela Murphy

Makeup

Regan Noble

Hair Stylist

Eric Norlen

Executive In Charge Of Production

Rick Penn

Sound Recordist

Colin Peters

Colorist

Amanda Powell

Post-Production Coordinator

Donna Powell

Foley Artist

Robin Rockett

Location Manager

Mike Ross-trevor

Sound Department

Geoffrey Rowland

Editor

Mary Jo Slater

Casting

Andrew Somper

Co-Producer

Dean Stinchcombe

Assistant Camera Operator

Orest Sushko

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Frank Tidy

Director Of Photography

Helene C Valinsky

Production Manager

Shauna Van Sickle

Scenic Artist

Robert Warchol

Sound Effects Editor

Steve Webb

Assistant Director

Douglas Wilinson

Post-Production Supervisor

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Alliance Atlantis Television Productions; CBS Entertainment; Medallion Pfa; Ps Production Services; Sony Music Studios, London; Toybox; Whitfield Street Studios
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Aired in United States February 7, 2001

Completed shooting July 27, 2000.

Began shooting June 21, 2000.

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